Your favorite stars are back in these need-to-see film festival flicks.

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Bandito

Festival newcomer C.J. Valleroy stars in the 16-minute (but powerful) narrative about a 14-year-old who gets caught in a mess when he joins his older brother in a highway truck robbery. When he snuck out to prove himself, he had no idea what madness the night would hold and has to really think about what decision he makes next.

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Ashby

If you loved Nat Wolff and Emma Roberts in indie favorite Palo Alto, there's no way you won't love Ashby. In their upcoming com-dram, Nat's character befriends his neighbor Ashby, a retired CIA assassin. The downer? Ashby only has a few months to live.

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When I Live My Life Over Again

Amber Heard stars in When I Live My Life Over Again, where she plays a singer-songwriter trying to make it big. Unfortunately it's not that easy, and when she becomes poor and homeless, she moves into her father's home in the Hamptons. Being that her dad is Christopher Walken—who's desperately trying to make a comeback of his own—the funny flick will resonate with anyone working to make their dreams come true.

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Dixieland

Riley Keough and Chris Zylka star in Dixieland alongside RJ Mitte, who's making his film debut. In the drama, two star-crossed lovers, a young ex-con, and a troubled girl-next-door get reeled into a life of crime as they try to get out of their Mississippi hometown. If you want to see what happens when a love story goes wrong, this is it.

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Franny

In Franny, Theo James and Dakota Fanning team up for the flick about a newly-married couple who are forced to deal with a friend of her deceased father after he worms his way into their life. But not just any friend: A strange rich man (Richard Gere) who makes them really think about what it means to be a family.

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Maggie

When a Midwest town shuts down because of a zombie outbreak, Abigail Breslin's character, Maggie, is found at a local hospital by her father, played by Arnold Schwarzenegger. He decides to risk bringing her home to care for her himself, but with her disease getting worse by the day, he ends up shunning everyone from their life so they don't become infected, too. Prepare yourselves: This gets pretty gory, so it's definitely not for the faint of heart.

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Bleeding Heart

Jessica Biel's character, May, has a quiet, simple life until her long-lost sister arrives. Zosia Mamet plays her biological sibling, Shiva, who's homeless and in an abusive relationship when they meet. But as May tries helping her out of her chaotic life, she becomes unexpectedly drawn to the excitement of her sister's world.

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Bridgend

Hannah Murray stars in Bridgend, a film about a girl and her police investigator father whose job is to look into a recent string of tragedies in the Welsh county of the same name. When Hannah's character, Sara, finds out what bonds the community's teenagers so tightly—celebrating their friends' suicides—she's scared. But that fear slowly leads into participating in the ritual after she falls in love with another member of the group. The craziest part? This film is based on a real town that's recorded 79 suicides since 2007.

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Anesthesia

Prepare to see Kristen Stewart in a totally new light in her emotional role for Anesthesia. The 25-year-old plays a troubled student in the drama centering around the violent mugging of a Columbia University philosophy professor. The incident brings people of different backgrounds together in New York City, where despite being the home of millions, has everyone feeling very alone.

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Young Hollywood's Tribeca Takeover: 9 Films You Need to Know About

Your favorite stars are back in these need-to-see film festival flicks.

Another season, another festival. But unlike Sundance or TIFF, the Tribeca Film Festival is right in Teen Vogue HQ's backyard in Manhattan. With the festivities officially starting this week, New York City is about to gain some serious star power with the debuts of some of this year's most highly anticipated films.

From Nat Wolff and Emma Roberts befriending CIA assassins in Ashby to Dakota Fanning and Theo James tying the knot in Franny, this year is bound to be unforgettable. Check out the stars you already know and love—and also some new faces!—who all have one thing in common: Their films should definitely be on your radar.